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Thursday, July 17, 2014
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News

Saudi Crude Exports in May Fell to Lowest Since 2011

Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest oil exporter, shipped the least crude in almost three years in May as domestic refineries processed record amounts and

July 17, 2014
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KCA Deutag’s Ben Rinnes Heading to Angola
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KCA Deutag’s Ben Rinnes Heading to Angola

Aberdeen-based drilling contractor KCA Deutag announced today their jack-up rig Ben Rinnes has been awarded a two-year, $170 million contract by Sonangol

July 17, 2014
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Coast Guard Evacs 118 From Stranded Casino Ship – PHOTOS
Blog

Coast Guard Evacs 118 From Stranded Casino Ship – PHOTOS

Apparently the house doesn't always

July 17, 2014
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Navy

Boustead Holdings Wins $2.8 Billion Littoral Combat Ship Newbuild Order

The Malaysian Ministry of Defence has finalized new building plans today for six Second Generation Patrol Vessels with Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) capability

July 17, 2014
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Shipbuilding

Samsung Heavy Industries Wins Major LNG Carrier Order

Samsung Heavy Industries announced today in an exchange filing the winning of a 6-ship LNG carrier newbuild order for a total consideration of KRW 740.7

July 17, 2014
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Finance

Zim Completes $3.4 Billion Restructuring

Israel's biggest shipping firm Zim said it completed a more than $3 billion debt restructuring that will allow the company to capitalise on the recovery in

July 17, 2014
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Wednesday, July 16, 2014
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Grounding Incidents

Moon Saves the Day After Coal Carrier Runs Aground Off Canada [IMAGES]

Shortly after 10 p.m. on Monday, July 14th, the Prince Rupert Port Authority reports the 228-meter, 81,887 ton dwt bulk carrier Amakusa Island had run aground

July 16, 2014
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Jaenichen Confirmed as U.S. Maritime Administrator
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Jaenichen Confirmed as U.S. Maritime Administrator

The U.S. Senate has confirmed Paul “Chip” Jaenichen as Maritime Administrator of the U.S. Maritime Administration. Jaenichen has been with MARAD since July

July 16, 2014
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Officials: Costa Concordia Water Quality Tests Show No Signs for Concern
Accidents

Officials: Costa Concordia Water Quality Tests Show No Signs for Concern

Water samples taken in and around the refloated Costa Concordia shipwreck have shown no signs crtical levels of pollution, project officials confirmed

July 16, 2014
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News

Trans-Pacific Container Shipping Group Aims For Rise in Rates

Container shipping companies were urged to raise Asia-U.S. freight rates by at least $600 per 40-foot container (FEU) with effect from Aug. 1, their

July 16, 2014
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News

LR Chosen to Class Canada’s New LNG-Powered Ferries

Following an RFP last December, BC Ferries awarded Gdansk-based shipyard Remontowa Shipbuilding a $165 million contract earlier this month to build three

July 16, 2014
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Grounding Incidents

200-Foot Casino Boat High and Dry After Wrong Turn on Maiden Voyage

Latest: USCG Rescues 118 From Stranded Casino Ship – Photos Update: All passengers have been transferred off the vessel according the U.S. Coast Guard

July 16, 2014
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Finance

Amid Oceanographia Fraud Scandal, Grupo Pegaso Partners with POSH in Mexico

PACC Offshore Services Holdings Ltd (POSH), Asia’s largest operator of offshore supply vessels announced today that Mexican conglomerate Grupo Pegaso

July 16, 2014
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News

U.S. Ban on Oil Exports Won’t Be Lifted This Year, Lawmaker Says

By Lynn Doan July 16 (Bloomberg) — A four-decade-old ban on crude exports from the U.S. will survive another year, the chairman of the U.S. House’s

July 16, 2014
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Tuesday, July 15, 2014
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News

China’s Deepwater Drilling Rig Finds Oil Off Vietnam

By John Ruwitch and Nguyen Phuong Linh SHANGHAI/HANOI, July 16 (Reuters) – A Chinese oil rig has finished drilling near the disputed Paracel islands in

July 15, 2014
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Watch Out, That Freighter May Actually Be a Warship -Column
Shipping News

Watch Out, That Freighter May Actually Be a Warship -Column

U.S. military operations now increasingly begin and end at sea - aboard a growing fleet of vessels that the Pentagon has specifically outfitted as floating

July 15, 2014
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North Korean Cargo Ship Runs Aground Off Mexico
Marine Salvage

North Korean Cargo Ship Runs Aground Off Mexico

A North Korean cargo ship has run aground in the Gulf of Mexico after sailing from Cuba, according to

July 15, 2014
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Underwater Footage Shows Refloated Costa Concordia
Shipping News

Underwater Footage Shows Refloated Costa Concordia

Here is some underwater footage filmed from beneath the Costa Concordia on July 15, one day after the initial refloat of the

July 15, 2014
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Work Continues At Costa Concordia Wreck Site
Accidents

Work Continues At Costa Concordia Wreck Site

Work at the Costa Concordia wreck site in Giglio continued overnight Monday and throughout the day Tuesday following Monday's successful initial

July 15, 2014
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News

Windsor Petroleum Files for Ch. 11 Protection

Windsor Petroleum Transport Corp (WPT), a Bermuda-based company that falls underneath International Tankers Corp and is 82.5 percent owned by Frontline Tankers

July 15, 2014
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